Abstract
To investigate the properties of a two-dimensional carrier gas at intermediate densities, we perform picosecond transient four-wave mixing experiments on trions (charged excitons) and neutral excitons in modulation p-doped quantum wells. The determination of trion and exciton dephasing rates reveals a localization of both trions and holes in potential fluctuations induced by the ionized remote acceptors. We demonstrate that trions can be efficiently used as a charged optical probe sensitive to electrostatic potential fluctuations which are imperceptible for neutral excitons.
- Received 20 April 1999
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.60.4474
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